Napoli have won 40 of the 76 competitive matches played against Bologna in Naples, and they will take that record into Tuesday’s Serie A meeting looking to keep another home edge intact. Bologna’s most recent win in the city came in the 2023/24 season, when they left with a 2-0 result, before Napoli answered with a 3-0 home victory the following campaign.
The numbers around Napoli give a clear picture of why this fixture carries weight. Antonio Conte’s side have not conceded for 213 minutes, and the last goal they allowed came from Toma Basic in the 57th minute of Napoli’s 0-2 loss to Lazio on 18 April 2026. Even so, Napoli have spent 1,387 minutes in the lead this season, a total bettered only by Inter and Roma, and they have recovered 13 points from losing positions, behind only Milan.
Bologna arrive with a different kind of profile, and a few warning signs. They have picked up one point in their past three competitive matches, with their latest win coming against Lecce on 12 April 2026. They have also used 174 of a possible 175 substitutions this Serie A season, have engaged in 76.6 duels per game, and have been hit by six goals in second-half stoppage time, a figure exceeded only by Verona. No Serie A team has attempted as many long passes this season, which suggests Bologna may try to stretch Napoli rather than sit off them.
This is also the seventh competitive meeting between Conte and Vincenzo Italiano. Conte has won three of the previous six, Italiano has won one, and two have finished level. That balance fits a match built on fine margins, with Napoli’s set-piece threat — 15 goals, behind only Inter and Genoa — meeting a Bologna side that has tried more long-range progression than anyone else in the division.
The individual matchups sharpen that picture further. Vanja Milinkovic-Savic has faced seven penalties this season and saved three, while Matteo Politano has attempted 103 crosses from the byline, second only to Federico Dimarco. Up front, Rasmus Hojlund has engaged in 168 ground duels and Santiago Castro 162, and Riccardo Orsolini has hit the woodwork seven times, more than any other player. Napoli versus Bologna has often been decided by moments rather than margins, and this one looks set up the same way.
